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Heat Wave Sparks Cooling Centers; 3 Firefighters Killed

6/30/2026

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Cooling centers opened in Chicago, Flint and other cities while the National Weather Service issued extreme heat warnings for the Midwest and Eastern U.S., with indexes up to 115°F.
Michigan issued a Heat Watch for southeast counties and a Warning for the Lower Peninsula, while Germany recorded 41.3°C near Saarbrücken, a new national heat record.
Three firefighters died fighting Utah’s Cottonwood Fire that burned over 93,000 acres and remains uncontained.

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Cooling centers opened in Chicago, Flint and other cities while the National Weather Service issued extreme heat warnings for the Midwest and Eastern U.S., with indexes up to 115°F.
Michigan issued a Heat Watch for southeast counties and a Warning for the Lower Peninsula, while Germany recorded 41.3°C near Saarbrücken, a new national heat record.
Three firefighters died fighting Utah’s Cottonwood Fire that burned over 93,000 acres and remains uncontained.